Drum snare



July 28, 1931. E, P, JAMES 1,816,328

DRUM SNARE Filed May 14, 1929 IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY Patented July 28, 1931 PATENT OFFICE ENOS P. JAMES, OF ,SAN .DIEGQ CALIFORNIA DRUM SNARE Application filed May 14, 1929.

My invention relates to drum snares, more particularly to drum snares in which the snare strands are confined Within the margins of the drum head, and the objects of my invention are: First, to provide a snare whjich after once being installed requires little or no further attention; second, to provide a snare which is not affected by weather conditions; third, to provide a snare which does not cut into the drum head; fourth, to provide a snare which though all made of metal has the desired tone qualities of a conventional gut snare; fifth, to provide a snare which may be fastened so as to react against the inside or the outside of a drum head;

sixth, to provide a snare which may be secured to any conventional style of druin and which may be operated by any conventional strainer; seventh, to provide a snare in which the several strands are held in spaced relation to one another so that one strand cannot interfere with its neighbor, and eighth, to provide a snare which is extremely simple of construction proportional to its functions,

durable, efficient in its action, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of D certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary bottom view of a drum with my snare shown in connection therewith; Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through 2-2 of Fig. 1, with parts and portions shown in elevation to facilitate the illustration; Fig. 3

is an enlarged transverse sectional View of my drum snare taken through 3*?) of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4L is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view similar to Fig. 2, showing my snare mounted on the inside of a drum head.

Similar characters of reference refer to Serial N0. 363,014.

similar parts and portions throughout the vseveral views of the drawings.

Snare strands l, end members 2, securing means 3, and band members 4,-cons'titute the principal parts and portions Iof my drum snare.

Flach snare strand consists of a length of Wire, preferably steel wire, wound helically about a relatively small radius. The several strands l are held in spaced parallel relation "00 to each other 'by means of spacer portions 2a of the end members 2. Each end 'member is substantially rectangular in plan. Each spacer portion 2a consists of a plurality of spaced apart grooves 26 formed inthe under side of'each end member. These grooves or channels 2b extend far enough along the under side rof :the end member 2 in orderthat suitable securing means 3, such as solder, 'brazing or welding material may rigidly se- 70 cure the ends of the several strands 1,'to the end member, as shown lbest in Figs. 2, 3 and l.

The portion of each end member which eX- tends past the ends of the strands l curves `towards the drum head H, as indicated `by 2c. '75 This extended portion is provided with a Atransversely positioned slot 2d. The strands l are made long enough so that the end members terminate a short distance within the periphery of the drum, as shown ybest in Figs. 1 and 2.

Strap or band members 4 connect each end member with a suitable snare strainer, not shown. These strap members may be a flat -metallic band of somewhat flexible material, i as indicated in Fig. 2. In this case the end thereof engaging the end member 2 need lonly have a hook 4a, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the snare is mounted inside the drum head, as shown in Fig. 4, the strap or band '90 member 4 may be made of fabric woven so as not to readily stretch and both ends brought into securable relation with the strainer S, as shown in Fig. 4.

The grooves or channels 2?) positively maintain the several strands l in spaced relation to each other. This is of utmost importance for contact between the several strands interferes greatly with the tone of the drum. 0

It is obvious from the construction as illustrated in the drawings and described in the foregoing specification that there is provided a drum snare as aimed at and set forth in the objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described a particular construct-ion, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a drum snare, a plurality of snare strands, end members therefor, each of said end members having alternate ridges and channels formed in its one surface, the corresponding ends of said snare strands lying in said channels and held in spaced relation to each other by said ridges, and securing means for securing the ends of said snare strands in said snare receiving channels.

2. In a drum snare, a plurality of snare strands, end members therefor, each of said end members having alternate ridges and channels formed in its one surface, the corresponding ends of said snare strands lying in said channels and held in spaced relation to each other by said ridges, securing means for securing the ends of said snare strands in said channels, and link means removably secured to said end members for connecting said drum snare to a snare strainer.

3. In a drum snare, a plurality of snare strands, end members therefor, each of said end members having alternate ridges and channels formed in its one surface, the corresponding ends of said snare strands lying in said channels and held in spaced relation to each other by said ridges, securing means for securing the ends of said snare strands in said channels, an elongated slot in said end member and a link means having a hook portion at the one end thereof adapted to hook into said slot, said link means adapted to connect said snare to a snare strainer.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 4th day of May, 1929.

ENOS I). JAMES. 

